US Military Looking at Sites for 2nd Africa Base

The U.S. military has looked at 11 locations for a potential second base in Africa, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Colonel Mark Cheadle, speaking to VOA's Carla Babb in Brussels Tuesday, would not disclose which locations the military is considering for a possible second base, other than to specify that "Nigeria isn't one of them." The United States currently has a base in the east African nation of Djibouti.  U.S. forces are also...

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